Chuck Bird

“As I recall he was expelled from the Labour Party and set up his own Party.

Someone here is trying to rewrite history.”

Look who is trying to rewrite history. Labour defended Field’s crimes until he talked about stand as an independent.

Labour still refuses to condemn an MP who has used his position as an MP for financial benefit. Can you tell us of any MP in the history of NZ who has been convicted of such serious crimes? Can you tell why Labour still refuses to condemn his actions?

It would appear the reason is blackmail. Labour is scared of what Field’s might say about the actions of other Labour MPs – possibley criminal.

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tristanb

“Field is an absolute asshole. But there is no reason this in itself should reflect on the Labour Party.”

Yes it does, Labour leadership supported him to the last and tried to sweep the whole thing under the carpet. I’d say that reflect pretty badly on Labour. Intentional or not it certainly sent the wrong message to voters, two bad most of NZ is too stupid or apathetic to remember or understand events like this, so in the long term it will make little difference.

Matt

It is worth remembering that Field, in his illegal support of immigrants had the active collusion of other labour MP’s, some of whom are still in Parliament. We have yet to hear from Damian O’Connor’s Secretary who received the report from NZ immigration officials in Fiji that questioned the propriety of Field’s activities, but (according to Labour) inexplicably did not bring it to the notice of the Minister.